| 单词 | ghost racket |
| 释义 | > as lemmasghost racket ghost racket n. originally U.S. a prank, scam, or criminal scheme making use of ghosts (in various senses); originally with reference to simulating haunting or ghostly activity in order to conceal a crime, later chiefly with reference to fraud (see sense A. 11). ΚΠ 1866 Goulburn (New S. Wales) Herald & Chron. 18 Aug. 5/1 (headline) The ghost racket. 1881 National Democrat (Jeffersonville, Indiana) 18 Aug. There is a new unfurnished cottage on the corner of the Seventh and Indiana avenue, which was the scene of a ghost racket the other night. 1886 Chicago Tribune 20 Oct. 11 The most novel ghost-racket on record has just been worked by a Jersey detective. 2004 Africa News (Nexis) 5 July The ghost racket became so profitable that civil servants amassed wealth at the expense of the state. < as lemmas |
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